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Article: EUGENE MCCARTHY MEMORIAL SERVICE; McCarthy called prophet and poet; The Minnesota Democrat was eulogized for showing "the moral force of politics" as mourners, many wearing their `68 campaign buttons, paid respects to the poet-politician who died Dec. 10 at 89.(NEWS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- January 15, 2006
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Byline: Rob Hotakainen; Staff Writer
Washington, D.C. -- In the summer of 1970, a young activist named Bill Clinton needed a pair of black shoes after landing an invitation to a black-tie dinner. His friend Dick helped out.
"Dick said he had a friend whose feet were as big as mine who might loan me a pair," Clinton said. "And a couple days later, Gene McCarthy, then serving in his last months in the Senate, showed up with his shoes. We sat on the porch ... and talked for quite a little while. He was in a good mood and I was impressed. And that night I wore Senator McCarthy's shoes to the black-tie dinner. President Nixon was also there, standing in a ...